Another in a (generally ) weekly series of posts with interesting reading / viewing material (note: some linked articles contain adult language).
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but let’s kick off with some good news. No Kings 3 — wow! Close to 9 million people showed up in more than 3,300 locations in all 50 states and abroad — congratulations to all that attended!
So many good photos and videos — Daily Beast | NPR | Denver Post | AP | Guardian | Westword | Colorado Sun | Parnas | Dobbs | Rosenberg | Tiedrich.
But now’s not the time to relax, now’s the time for follow-up. Some thoughts on that note from 50501 | The Guardian | America’s Undoing | The Contrarian. Meanwhile, May 1 is the next big get-together — save the date!
Birthright citizenship — wasn’t this settled 150 years ago or so? Trump showed up in person for Supreme Court arguments (the first time a sitting president has ever done so), possibly in an attempt to be intimidating. If so, his move didn’t appear to work, and the justices appear poised to vote against him. More from Mother Jones | Joyce Vance | Heather Cox Richardson | Terry Moran | The Contrarian.
Pam Bondi got the boot — opinions are mixed as to the main reason behind this, but nobody expects that her replacement will be better.
The war with Iran (Operation Epstein Fury) is still a thing, of course. This week, Trump gave a (19 minute!) speech, essentially a low-energy recital of some social media posts in an attempt to justify it. The war is apparently almost over, it just needs 2 weeks of escalation first. He followed the speech with a social media blitz aimed at Europe for not supporting his war. But there’s no easy way out, and the economic impacts of it are just starting.
Voting rights are facing another Trumpian challenge; now that the SAVE act appears to be *really* dead, Trump’s trying to control voting via executive order. It’s unconstitutional, but that won’t stop him from trying.
One last bit of good news — the situation in Texas is looking promising.